Live air data

The Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) in collaboration with industry partners operates an air quality monitoring network across the state.

Data from the monitoring network is presented online as ambient concentration, air quality categories ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air/air-monitoring/air-quality-categories ) and smoke and dust health action levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ) which are updated hourly.

close ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=8# )

What’s new

View the current smoke and dust levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ) across Queensland and general guidance on what actions to take to protect your health during a smoke event

Current smoke and dust levels

There are currently no elevated health action levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ).

Based on PM2.5 readings at air monitoring stations and smoke sensors at Saturday 10 May 2025 8am.

For current bushfire and smoke warnings, visit the Queensland Fire Department website ( https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents ).

Saturday 10 May 2025 8am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=8#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=7&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=9&category=meteorological )
    • Reset ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality )

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2020. Historical data back to 2010 is available on the Queensland Government data portal ( https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset?q=%22air+quality+monitoring%22 ). Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.

  • Air quality ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=8&category=smoke-sensors )

Meteorological

Select a value within the table to generate charts ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/chart/ ) and to download air quality data ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/download/ ).

South East Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Beaudesert223 SW1.4
Beerwah151 SSE0.3
Boonah--
Burpengary200 SSW1.9
Caboolture269 W0.3
Caloundra217 SW2.1
Cannon Hill247 WSW1.67816.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains87.914.4
Coomera173 S2.37917.50
Cooroy162 SSE0.9
Deagon177 S0.883.917.11180
Deception Bay176 S3.778.30
Eagleby180 S0.5
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake--
Gatton174 S1.97416.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.115.4
Josephville171 S384.815.80
Kilcoy198 SSW1.9
Kippa-Ring190 S1.3
Lowood124 SE0.6
Lytton217 SW3.480.817.20
Maleny159 SSE2.8
Moggill297 WNW0.4
Mountain Creek216 SW2.116.9
Mutdapilly185 S4.272.2170
Nambour166 SSE0.983.917.8690
North Maclean192 SSW2.880.816.70
Norwell101 E0
Parkwood168 SSE1.776.717.30
Petrie--
Raceview337 NNW0.379.217.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank85.616
Redlands182 S1.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley88.213.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview85.414.9
Rocklea243 WSW1.176.316.2offline0
South Brisbane214 SW2.316.4
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley90.812.1
Southport163 SSE2.577.317.70
Springwood196 SSW0.38514.90
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains88.915
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank85.416.4
Tamborine Mountain168 SSE1.6
Tewantin198 SSW1.4
Upper Kedron196 SSW0.8
Woolloongabba248 WSW0.778.216.60
Wynnum238 WSW2.188.815.60
Wynnum West234 SW2.292.916.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville84 E0.314
Chinchilla131 SE0.4
Dalby162 SSE0.6
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles292 WNW0.1
Oakey184 S0.4
Pittsworth111 ESE2.2
Rangeville121 ESE0.683.913.1
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe341 NNW1
Toowoomba119 ESE4.175.913.82130
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah206 SSW0.6
Hervey Bay181 S1.1
Kingaroy137 SE1
Maryborough175 S2.494.6740
Tin Can Bay182 S0.5
Toogoom210 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga141 SE276.5200
Auckland Point144 SE4.57719.70
Boat Creek160 SSE3.57620.11970
Boyne Island171 S477.5-2330
Clinton147 SSE4.672.620.10
South Gladstone161 SSE3.772.619.72080
Targinie137 SE1.875.720.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela--
Blackwater172 S273.518.10
Bluff148 SSE2.665.318.20
Emerald150 SSE3.572.516.40
Gracemere172 S1.6
Longreach97 E2.117.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)123 ESE4.482.816.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)130 SE3.816.5
Parkhurst196 SSW1.374.120.2
Yeppoon252 WSW0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina168 SSE2.8
West Mackay170 S3.320.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr178 S1.521.3142
Charters Towers199 SSW0.4
Ingham257 WSW0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard186 S3.869.422.8770
Environment Park166 SSE0.370.323.31170
Kirwan203 SSW1.2
Lennon Drive167 SSE2.970.823.11020
North Ward162 SSE2.966.223.20
South Townsville87 E0.9
Stuart184 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns182 S3.685.223.1770
Gordonvale135.9 SE0.4
Innisfail--
Mareeba279.1 W0.2
Mossman186 S0.2
Weipa124 SE2.724.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap158 SSE1.318.5

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 records)

The data used to compile this air quality information comes directly from the department's air monitoring network and has only undergone a preliminary quality check. Data is retrieved from the stations every hour and after quality checks, is available approximately 1 hour later.

All data on this site is shown in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

  • If there is no data measured for a parameter, or data could not be retrieved from the monitoring station at this hour, no data is shown in the cell.
  • An offline message in a cell indicates that measurements are temporarily unavailable due to equipment servicing or failure. See network status ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/network-status ).

About these Meteorological parameters

Wind direction

When high pollutant concentrations occur at a monitoring station, wind data records can determine the general direction and area of the emissions. Identifying the sources means planning to reduce the impacts on air quality can take place. The measurement indicates the direction the wind is coming from.

Wind direction is measured in degrees.

More information about Wind direction ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#windspeed )

Wind speed

When high pollutant concentrations occur at a monitoring station, wind data records can determine the general direction and area of the emissions. Identifying the sources means planning to reduce the impacts on air quality can take place.

Wind speed is measured in metres per second.

More information about Wind speed ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#windspeed )

Humidity

Like temperature and solar radiation, water vapour plays an important role in many thermal and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere.

Humidity is measured in percentage.

More information about Humidity ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#humidity )

Temperature

Measuring temperature supports air quality assessment, air quality modelling and forecasting activities.

Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.

More information about Temperature ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#temperature )

Solar radiation

Measuring solar radiation is beneficial for modelling photochemical smog events, as the intensity of sunlight has an important influence on the rate of the chemical reactions that produce the smog. The cloudiness of the sky, time of day and geographic location all affect sunlight intensity.

More information about Solar radiation ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#solar )

Rainfall

Rain has a ‘scavenging’ effect when it washes particulate matter out of the atmosphere and dissolves gaseous pollutants. Removing particles improves visibility. Where there is frequent high rainfall, air quality is generally better.

More information about Rainfall ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#rainfall )